Paris Jackson - My Thoughts.

Being a dedicated Michael Jackson fan, I was absolutely devastated to hear about the apparent suicide of attempt of his daughter, Paris.

I have been following the news about his children since his death, and as any member of MJfam will know, we feel some kind of responsibility to his children, since he is no longer with us. And this news has hit us hard.

Paris is only 15 years old - and too young to be going through so much. I am absolutely confident that this terrible AEG trial is one of the contributing factors to her desperate act. It is My feeling that this trial should never have gone ahead. Yes, it could get some justice for her father and yes, if this is settled financially, his children will benefit - but at what cost?

Already, we are only 4 or 5 weeks into the trial and some terrible stories have come out as a result. The media are being whipped up into a frenzy with the details of Michael's last days and his children; who are still grieving; let's not forget that, are being forced to endure these details. Couple that with the fact that in a few week's time it will be the anniversary of Michael's death, it is little wonder that Paris is in the mess she is now?

My heart goes out to her. It is well-known that she was very close to her father, and if you watched the memorial service at the Staples Centre, you could see in her heart-felt speech that her heart was broken. Nobody should have to lose a parent at such a young age - she wasn't even a teenager when he passed. I suspect the pain she felt back then is still just as raw today.

Michael did everything he could to protect his children. He and Debbie Rowe made sure they weren't in the spotlight. He wanted his children to live a normal childhood, something he was never allowed. Yes, you couldn't be forgiven for thinking that having them wear masks in public was bizarre, but now we see what is happening with Paris, it makes perfect sense. These children should be allowed to be children - have the luxury of privacy and not have the media chasing them at every opportunity. I've said it before and I say it now - I know Michael would have been horrified that his kids had been "exposed" so quickly.

I think Paris is perhaps the most exposed. She regularly tweets on her twitter account and is about to start in the upcoming movie Lundon's Bridge. It would seem that the media have decided she is fair-game, and it worries Me that she is going to receive the same treatment her father suffered, especially now. Michael seemed to cope with not having a quiet life at her age - because he had grown used to it. He had been in the spotlight since he was 5 years old. He'd had a fair few years of practice. Paris hasn't. In such a very short period of time, her every move has been scrutinized by many - this is way too much for somebody of her age.

I can only hope and pray that Paris will be given the privacy, the time, the love and the support she needs to deal with this very difficult time in her life. And as much as he misses all three of his children, I'm certain that Michael is not ready to be reunited with her yet. But I'm also certain that he's still with her - all the time, in everything she does. And it's that knowledge I hope, which will give her the strength to get through this, one step at a time.